Italian Fish Recipes - Mediterranean Shrimp Packets

Ingredients

• 8 ounce fresh or frozen peeled and deveined medium shrimp with tails

• 1 cup quick-cooking couscous

• 1 cup boiling water

• 2 small zucchini and/or yellow summer squash, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced

• 1 small red, yellow, or green sweet pepper, cut into bite-size strips

• 1 9-ounce package frozen artichoke hearts, thawed

• 1/4 tsp coarsely ground black pepper

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 1/2 cup bottled Italian salad dressing

• 1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil or fresh spinach

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Method:

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Thaw shrimp, if frozen. Rinse shrimp; pat dry with paper towels. Set aside. Cut four 16x12-inch pieces of parchment or use precut sheets. (Or tear off four 24x8-inch pieces heavy foil. Fold each piece in half to make four 18x 12-inch pieces.)

2. In a small saucepan combine couscous and boiling water; cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Divide couscous mixture, shrimp, squash, sweet pepper, and artichokes evenly among the parchment or foil pieces. Sprinkle with black pepper and salt. Drizzle with salad dressing.  

3. Bring together two opposite edges of each parchment or foil piece; seal with a double fold. Fold remaining ends to completely enclose the food, allowing space for steam to build. Place the packets in a single layer on a baking pan.  

4. Bake about 25 minutes or until shrimp are opaque (carefully open a packet to check). Carefully open packets and sprinkle shrimp mixture with basil or spinach.